A memo from the Pro-Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka: The ASUU strike which started in July is still ongoing; lasting beyond most persons imagination or anticipation. The immediate result of this is the disruption of the universitys academic calendar. There is also the issue of those who either did not complete or even take their exams. Unwary students may think that the strike period is a bonus holiday period. It cannot be. A developing society such as ours requires at all times the intervention of all stakeholders in the eduction sector for the transformation of our society. The stakeholders comprising lecturers, students, benefactors and parents have all suffered from varying degrees of discomfort occasioned by the lingering ASUU strike. We therefore appeal to all Unizik students to please use this period wisely for example by going to libraries or keeping themselves busy with academic and entrepreneurial skills related to their fields of study as we pray for peaceful and early resolution of the FG/ASUU agreement. We also plead parents , benefactors and stakeholders to use this medium to appeal to the striking lecturers and Govt. to find a way in ending this strike in the interest of our children in the universities who constitute a critical mass of future academics, policy makers, scientists, technocrats and leaders. A better and improved Nigeria can only be achieved if we are all ready to make sacrifices. Indeed a lot is being done to improve services rendered by the university. Signed AVM Larry Koinyan (Rtd.) UNIZIK Pro-Chancellor/Chairman Governing Council. A copy of this memo has been published by the Office of Public Relations, Students Union Government, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:02:02 +0000